Took a friend's kid on vacation, no acknowledgement or thank you?

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Anonymous wrote:Why did you feel the need to overexplain to us about your bubble and mask wearing practices? No one cares. That was REALLY weird.

Because if she didn't the other half of DCUM would ignore the question and glom onto her about Why were you traveling?! And why were you taking someone you are quarantining with?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't do it for the glory. Do it out of the goodness of your heart. Let it go and be free.

+1

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Lesson learned. Too bad the parents are like this. No thank you is no good. Sorry this happened.

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Did this asshole ever say thank you?

I would be massaging your feet and sending you takeout if you took my 2 crazy kids away for the weekend. I doubt you would ever speak to me after a whole weekend with them though.

[Anonymous]

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Maya Angelou and Oprah on greeting your children

I greet my children 99% of the time. I will not apologize for occasionally being on the phone or on the toilet.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird that her 7 year old had been gone for 3 nights (so 4 days) and she couldn’t be bothered to get off her work call to receive him and talk to you directly about how it went.

I feel sorry for the kid-he was probably excited to see his mom.

If I hadn’t seen my 7 year old in 4 days, I’d be watching the window and standing outside the moment he pulled up.

I work too, btw.

Calm your tits.

Wow – you are a really unpleasant person.

Right?? I’m the PP. 7 is really young. Wouldn’t you miss your 7 year old after 4 days? Even if you didn’t, wouldn’t you want your 7 yo to feel missed and like you are excited to see him?

Of course, but if your boss is a university president or a publisher, you can’t exactly call them back in 5. Or maybe the mom was pooping. Have you ever pooped? My 7yo knows she is beloved and missed and cherished. She is secure in that; we have a relationship solid enough that if I am on the phone with Nana who has dementia, she can say hi to her brother and knows I’ll be out in a minute. Clearly, your relationships are too fragile for poop windows.

Well, you do you but Maya Angelou and Oprah disagree with you. The way you react when they walk into the room does matter, a lot.

The university president can wait, when you have prior notice your Kid is almost home and they are 7 and haven’t seen you in 4 days. Block 30 freaking minutes on your calendar or tell Nana you’ll call her later.

My house is in order and I know my priorities.

That’s OK. Unlike you, I have a husband who can be trusted to greet if I am unavoidably occupied. My husband is also capable of coming out to the car to offer sincere thanks. In my family, dads aren’t second class citizens.

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PS Oprah can shove it with parenting advice, as she gave up a baby and has yet to acknowledge her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jw0Fu8nhOc

Maya Angelou and Oprah on greeting your children

Oprah isn't a mom and I highly doubt Maya Angelou did this everything single time with her child.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird that her 7 year old had been gone for 3 nights (so 4 days) and she couldn’t be bothered to get off her work call to receive him and talk to you directly about how it went.

I feel sorry for the kid-he was probably excited to see his mom.

If I hadn’t seen my 7 year old in 4 days, I’d be watching the window and standing outside the moment he pulled up.

I work too, btw.

Calm your tits.

Wow – you are a really unpleasant person.

Right?? I’m the PP. 7 is really young. Wouldn’t you miss your 7 year old after 4 days? Even if you didn’t, wouldn’t you want your 7 yo to feel missed and like you are excited to see him?

Of course, but if your boss is a university president or a publisher, you can’t exactly call them back in 5. Or maybe the mom was pooping. Have you ever pooped? My 7yo knows she is beloved and missed and cherished. She is secure in that; we have a relationship solid enough that if I am on the phone with Nana who has dementia, she can say hi to her brother and knows I’ll be out in a minute. Clearly, your relationships are too fragile for poop windows.

Well, you do you but Maya Angelou and Oprah disagree with you. The way you react when they walk into the room does matter, a lot.

The university president can wait, when you have prior notice your Kid is almost home and they are 7 and haven’t seen you in 4 days. Block 30 freaking minutes on your calendar or tell Nana you’ll call her later.

My house is in order and I know my priorities.

Do you want a medal or a cookie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird that her 7 year old had been gone for 3 nights (so 4 days) and she couldn’t be bothered to get off her work call to receive him and talk to you directly about how it went.

I feel sorry for the kid-he was probably excited to see his mom.

If I hadn’t seen my 7 year old in 4 days, I’d be watching the window and standing outside the moment he pulled up.

I work too, btw.

Ohhh. You’re crazy and codependent if you’re pacing waiting for your kid to show up after 3 nights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PS Oprah can shove it with parenting advice, as she gave up a baby and has yet to acknowledge her.

Wasn’t she like 14 and was raped?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird that her 7 year old had been gone for 3 nights (so 4 days) and she couldn’t be bothered to get off her work call to receive him and talk to you directly about how it went.

I feel sorry for the kid-he was probably excited to see his mom.

If I hadn’t seen my 7 year old in 4 days, I’d be watching the window and standing outside the moment he pulled up.

I work too, btw.

Ohhh. You’re crazy and codependent if you’re pacing waiting for your kid to show up after 3 nights.

Who said anything about pacing?

We’re talking about a 7 year old, not a 17 year old.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jw0Fu8nhOc

Maya Angelou and Oprah on greeting your children

Oprah isn't a mom and I highly doubt Maya Angelou did this everything single time with her child.

The point is to maybe try not to be so distracted When your kid comes home after being away that you can’t thank your good friend and/or get up to greet your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PS Oprah can shove it with parenting advice, as she gave up a baby and has yet to acknowledge her.

Um, she was raped by her stepfather and gave birth to a still born In Her early teens. You are such an insensitive @sshole.

[Anonymous]

Op I would also be miffed.

If someone took one of our kids on a three day trip, he woud have spending money, I would have immediately and fulsomely thanked and dropped of a nice gift basket with wine or some nice flowers.

Seriously people, the Op did not do this for thanks but the lack of acknowledgement is weird and disappointing. Poor manners. And those who think.perhaps she's so busy barely treading water can't text? Well, she just offloaded her kid for 3 days so you would think there's some recognition...